Soccer betting preview: Necaxa welcomes Pachuca in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

Liga MX: Tipsway are expecting an action-packed and highly important match involving Necaxa and Pachuca at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes. They both need three points!

Insights:
  • Necaxa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga MX
  • Pachuca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This looks to be an exciting fixture with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Necaxa form and stats

Necaxa have collected 12 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 4-0-4. When Necaxa hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Mazatlan, Necaxa, Tijuana, Querétaro and Juárez), they have won 3 of 3 matches!

Necaxa are returning here after visiting Santos Laguna and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Araos, Giménez, Aguirre and Villalpando scored the goal(s). Midfield player Escoboza got a match rating of 8.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Escoboza served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).

Before that game, the home loss against Monterrey with the scoreline 0-4.

The Necaxa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Necaxa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pachuca form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pachuca so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose).

Pachuca are travelling again after losing away to Leon in their previous match (1-2). Midfielder Guzmán was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Guzmán hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Guadalajara.

Pachuca have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pachuca have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. When Pachuca is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Mazatlan, Tijuana, Pachuca, Querétaro and Juárez.

Head 2 Head

Necaxa and Pachuca have faced off previously this season: Pachuca - Necaxa 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Necaxa two wins, five draws and Pachuca three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PachucaV. Guzmán Guzmán
V. Guzmán Guzmán
4 goals
PachucaN. Ibáñez
N. Ibáñez
4 goals
NecaxaR. Aguirre Soto
R. Aguirre Soto
3 goals

Necaxa missing players

Pachuca missing players

Necaxa Pachuca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 3 10 20
7 4 3 Won W 1 3 6
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 6
11 5 0 Lost L 2 6 8
21 10 6 Scored S 5 12 24
29 14 1 Conceded C 5 16 24
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
75% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 80%
65% 78% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 45%
10% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 15%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 5%
35% 22% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 60%
30% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 25%
40% 44% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 20%
 
5.1 5.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.3 5.8
4.3 4.6 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.1 3.9
1.6 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
14.8 15.9 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 17.3 15 16.1
4.9 4.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.9 4.8
21% 23% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 25%
 
11.8 12 10 Shots against (avg) S A 16 12.9 13.1
4 4.2 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.2 3.9
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Necaxa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga MX
  • Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Pachuca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pachuca have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Pachuca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América 17 10 5 2 21 10 9 7 2 0 13 2 8 3 3 2 8 8 11 35
2 Atlas 17 8 5 4 21 10 9 4 2 3 8 5 8 4 3 1 13 5 11 29
3 Leon 17 8 5 4 20 14 8 3 3 2 11 6 9 5 2 2 9 8 6 29
4 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 9 4 5 0 15 5 8 3 2 3 11 9 12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 9 2 6 1 9 7 8 3 3 2 14 9 7 24
6 Toluca 17 6 6 5 22 22 8 3 4 1 13 9 9 3 2 4 9 13 0 24
7 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 9 3 3 3 9 9 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 24
8 Cruz Azul 17 5 8 4 21 17 8 3 3 2 11 7 9 2 5 2 10 10 4 23
9 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 8 4 2 2 10 4 9 1 5 3 9 12 3 22
10 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 13 13 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 2 5 2 4 3 0 22
11 Pumas UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 9 4 3 2 11 10 8 1 3 4 6 13 -6 21
12 Atlético San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 8 1 3 4 8 15 9 3 5 1 11 8 -4 20
13 Mazatlan 17 5 5 7 18 24 9 4 3 2 13 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 20
14 Necaxa 17 6 2 9 16 22 8 4 0 4 10 10 9 2 2 5 6 12 -6 20
15 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 19 21 9 2 5 2 10 7 8 2 1 5 9 14 -2 18
16 Juárez 17 4 4 9 14 25 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 1 2 6 5 15 -11 16
17 Querétaro 17 3 6 8 11 19 8 3 2 3 8 7 9 0 4 5 3 12 -8 15
18 Tijuana 17 3 6 8 16 27 9 2 4 3 9 11 8 1 2 5 7 16 -11 15

Read more about Liga MX

Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.